Rohlj Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hello all! I’m Jen, from Manitoba, Canada. As the title says I hurt my back last year and was limited to what I could do. So I bought myself a Rikon 10–600vs on a whim. Had someone carry it in the garage for me and started scrolling. 10minutes in and it quit working all together. I took a the saw apart and found that a bolt had come loose, so I put it all back together and went back to scrolling only to figure out that my saw was a dud. Rikon ended up replacing it now questions asked after I sent a video of it running. While waiting for it to be replace I purchased a used Dewalt and have enjoyed using it. However now it has the knock of death as I like to call it. So I’m looking to upgrade again. I’ll be buying new this time. I’ve always been into woodworking so scrolling was a natural progression. I’m happy that I hurt my back last year because it’s opened up a revenue source for myself that I didn’t know was possible. Here’s a few of the projects I completed last year fall/early winter. Now that winters finished and it’s not so incredibly cold outside I can get back to scrolling! meflick, amazingkevin, Scrolling Steve and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hi Jen, welcome to the Village. Love your pieces. This is a great place for all thing Scrolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Welcome to the village. I had problems with my Dewalt earlier. The service center here (Canada) had a flat rate fee of $320 to fix the saw. Got it back, but was unfortunately not repaired. Turns out it was a good thing. After sending it back again, they couldn't figure out what was wrong and replaced it with a brand new machine, warranty and all. Maybe a thought for your Dewalt. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hi Jen and welcome to the Village. Glad you found us and look forward to your participation. Hope your back is doing well now. I would think it would be difficult to scroll for long with a bad back. Do you get up and take regular breaks? As far as your Dewalt, it sounds like from your post you are mechanically inclined. There are videos available on servicing your saw yourself. I know that I have seen several here that have done this themselves. You might look into that and perhaps someone who has done so will chime in with more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 The infamous Dewalt,lol i own 10 of them,but i do the repairs myself which amounts to re-greasing and maybe a broken bolt. Welcome friend,Hope you become a regular!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Welcome to the Village , Jen !...Glad to have you join the family ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Welcome, glad to have you join us. Looks like you know your way around the shop, look forward to seeing more of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hi Jen! Welcome to the Village. You're gonna like it here. Looks like you are well on your way with your scrolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Welcome to the Village Jen. I have had my DeWalt for about 15 years and I still love it. Any ways, pull up a chair and make yourself at home. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 A big WELCOME from me. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 welcome to the village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTCowpoke22 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Welcome. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 I like your donut project. Do you scroll-cut out the whole donut and the inner hole and cook them, or do you cook them and cut out the hole? RJF Chunkthekid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarud Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Welcome to the forum. I have also had lots of back pain. Surgery finally fixed most of it. There are hours and hours of posts for you to go thru here, get yourself a nice pillow for your chair! Also, I didn't know that we could make doughnuts with our scroll saws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzz Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 Welcome to the Village and look forward to seeing more of you projects. The back can be a strange thing, sometimes it helps to rest it, but sometimes it helps to exercise it. Let yours be your guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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